SCIENCE FICTION
"MUTOSCOPE MURDER"
During the dawn of moving pictures, a detective struggles to uncover the truth behind a mysterious death in a mutoscope parlor. Featured in Havok Publishing's Techno Tuesday on January 16, 2024.
"THE SECRET OF SKELETON LAKE"
"The red transport helicopter chased Rohan down the snowy peak. Staccato gunfire roared from the chopper, each bullet ripping snow in his wake."
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Featured in Havok Publishing's Techno Tuesday on April 4, 2023.
"THE DIVINE SPARK"
A body snatcher and a grieving widow attempt the resurrection of her late husband in a 19th-century graveyard. Featured in Havok Publishing's Techno Tuesday on March 14, 2023.
"SAWBONES"
When a former surgeon imprisoned on death row promises the ability to heal using sound waves, a disabled guard must assemble a sonic generator before the doctor is executed. Deadly consequences unravel when the surgeon’s device is unleashed on society, forever changing the healthcare system.
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Published in the steampunk anthology Age of Artifice by Dragon Soul Press in August 2022.
"NEURO"
After a Neuro is drilled into his brain by an Artificial Intelligence, an elderly man has 24 hours to uninstall the device before his sacred memories are erased.
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Published in Surge by Dragon Soul Press in April 2022.
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"PRIMEVAL"
"Montez’s eyes adjusted to the darkness of the canopy enough to discern the cause of concern. Next to the Phoberomys track were bipedal prints with three jagged toes. The deep indentations in the mud gave him pause. Impossible."
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Featured in Havok Publishing's Mystery Monday on March 21, 2022.
"JUVENILIA"
Time travelers compete to steal Ernest Hemingway's lost works in this science fiction story published in Techno Tuesday by Havok Publishing on November 9, 2021.
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"EX LIBRIS"
Living on a planet abandoned by humanity, Carl collects as many books as possible in a personal library, hoping his work will preserve human history.
When extraterrestrial newcomers prove hostile to his antiquated pastime, the librarian must choose between his books or rescue.
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Published in Extinct Worlds by Dragon Soul Press in September 2021.
"REPLAY"
After terrorists destroy Yankee Stadium, college gamer Danny Boyle must enter a virtual reality version of the ball game to discover the bomb’s origins before another attack happens.
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Featured in Glitch, a LitRPG anthology released by Dragon Soul Press in August 2021.
"MR. MORLOCK"
Trapped in a medical facility, a zombie named Morlock struggles to overcome his illness with the help of literature.
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Featured in Havok Publishing's Techno Tuesday on August 31, 2021.
"THE SPARK OF FLAME"
When the alien spaceship Explorer One crashes on an uncharted planet, a Light Bearer named Eyo must find a fledgling species to inherit his gift of enlightenment before he is killed.
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Originally featured in Zimbell House Publishing's anthology Explorer One: A Collection of Extraterrestrial Tales and printed again in Dragon Soul Press's Space Bound anthology.
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"The Spark of Flame" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2020.
"THE GIRL WITH THE KILLER CURVE"
To bide time until his debts to the mafia are due, marketing guru Jefferson Becker bets his life on the success of his struggling employer—the Cleveland Canaries, a professional baseball team competing in a steampunk version of the Victorian era—and the abilities of a female pitcher, Chuckles Armstrong.
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Released in March 2021 by Dragon Soul Press in their Imperial Devices anthology.
"THE EPICENTER OF EXISTENCE"
A professor travels back in time to assassinate Adam and Eve.
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Featured in The Guardians of Time: A Collection of Time Traveling Tales, released by Zimbell House Publishing in June 2020.